Bion 1

Bion 1 (Cosmos 605; Russian: Бион 1, Космос-605) was a Bion satellite. It carried several dozen rats, six boxes of tortoises, a mushroom bed, four beetles, and living bacterial spores. It provided data on the reaction of mammal, reptile, insect, fungal, and bacterial forms to prolonged weightlessness.

NSSDC ID

1973-083A [1]

Other Names

• Biocosmos 1
• Cosmos 605
• 06913

Launch Date/Time

1973-10-31 at 18:25:00 UTC

On-orbit Dry Mass

5500 kg

Launch Date/Time

1973-10-31 at 18:25:00 UTC

Launch Site/Country

Plesetsk, U.S.S.R (now Russia)

Vehicle

Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation (Longer) Upper Stage

See also

• 1973 in spaceflight